Gordon is a big blue tender engine who works on the Island of Sodor and is the North Western Railway's number 4 engine. He lives at Knapford and is the leader of the younger engines and main instructor for their jobs. Gordon also has an express route.
Biography[]
When Gordon came to Sodor, he originally competed for the Sodor Cup, winning the tournament. He is also said to have at one point held a speed record from Peel Godred to Norramby Beach.
Personality[]
Gordon takes on the role of Sir Topham Hatt in the original series, acting as the main instructor for jobs on the Island of Sodor. He likes to see others happy and to help the younger engines with his superior strength, but not when they are disobeying his expectations. Gordon is shown to have an interest in bird watching.
Gordon's boastful personality has been toned down significantly compared to the original show. While he remains stern, grumpy and easily annoyed, he no longer belittles the smaller engines. Additionally, unlike Diesel or James, Gordon's arrogant traits were almost dropped completely. However, signs of his more boastful side can occasionally be glimpsed.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
Gordon is based on a prototype of the GNR Gresley A1 Pacifics, of which Flying Scotsman (his brother in the original series) is the sole surviving example. Unlike his basis - and his appearance in the original series - Gordon is a 2-6-2 in All Engines Go!, therefore making him look more like an LNER Gresley Class V2, of which Green Arrow (his cousin in the original Railway Series) is the sole surviving example.
Livery[]
Gordon is painted blue with red lining on his cab, splashers, tender, cylinders and boiler and yellow lining around his windows. His number (4) is painted on his tender in yellow with a red outline. His bufferbeams and valances are red. His running board is white at the front, however becomes red once it reaches the top.
Trivia[]
- Gordon's US voice actor, Neil Crone, previously voiced him in the 2000 movie, Thomas and the Magic Railroad. As such, Gordon, along with Toby, are the only characters whose voice actor reprises their role from a previous iteration of the franchise.
- Gordon has the most appearances of all tender engines in All Engines Go.
- While his precise age is unknown, it is known that Gordon is at least over 40 years old.
- A running gag throughout the series is that Gordon's rear coupler always breaks.
- According to Bruno, Gordon has an Express Route which runs from Knapford to Harwick and then Wellsworth.